Tag: DRM

  • Why piracy is better than renting [pic]

    I’ve never been one to hide the fact that I am a pirate.  While I have Netflix and watch a lot of movies and tv shows on it, I have a major hatred for DRM, extra long trailers that I can’t skip, annoying FBI warnings and numerous other things that come along with watching something…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #58

    Here are the shownotes for episode #58 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Amazon terminates Colorado based associates over new taxes Music biz hopes to stop piracy by tempting ISPs with millions Ubisoft’s DRM servers go down, only pirates can play…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #52

    Here are the shownotes for episode #52 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Judge:  RealNetworks caused its own legal problems Politicians worldwide start asking questions about ACTA Prove piracy losses says digital economy bill BREIN shuts down 393 torrent sites, nobody…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #37

    Here are the shownotes for episode #37 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Vermont teen sentenced to prison in sexting case Can a domain name be deformation? iPod Touch doesn’t have a camera because its a great gaming device Monopoly goes…

  • EA is going to kill Command & Conquer with C&C 4

    Greetings Readers! Normally I don’t discuss much gaming on here and when I do, I don’t make a post about a specific game, but today is a bit different.  For the past week, I have felt the need to rant about the horrible death that EA is giving Command & Conquer. Before I get into…

  • Amazon can dominate casual gaming if it follows Steam’s lead

    Greetings Readers! For those that need catching up to speed, today, Amazon announced it is going to start doing digital downloads of causal pc games.  With casual gaming growing faster than ever, this is a market they can easily compete in, but if they want to dominate it, there are several key things that they…